Singapore International Graduate Award 2025 | SINGA | Fully Funded; July 29 2024
.
.
.
.
Introduction
The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is a collaboration among the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), the Singapore Management University (SMU), and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). It is a bond-free award offered to international students with excellent academic undergraduate and/or master’s results, and strong interest in doing research leading to a doctorate (PhD) or an EngD in Science and Engineering at a Singapore University.
Interested students can choose to do PhD or EngD training at A*STAR research institutes, NTU, NUS, SUTD, SMU or SIT. Upon successful completion, students are conferred a PhD or EngD degree by either the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), the Singapore Management University (SMU), or the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT).
SINGA is an opportunity for students worldwide to do a PhD in Singapore, starting right after their bachelor’s degree. This scholarship for international students makes it easy for anyone with big dreams to connect with talents globally and work together. Plus, when you finish, you get your degree from top-notch universities like NTU, NUS, SUTD, or SMU. It’s a chance to learn, grow, and collaborate with bright minds from around the world!
Singapore International Graduate Award 2025 (SINGA):
Host Country:
Offered By:
- The scholarship is offered by the Agency for Science, Technology, Research, Singapore.
Course Level:
- PhD/Doctorate
Course Duration:
- 4 Years.
Benefits of SINGA Award 2025:
- SINGA covers the full tuition fees of the awardees.
- The fellows will get a monthly stipend of S$ 2,200.
- The monthly stipend will be increased to S$ 2700 after qualifying for the first examination.
- The fellow will receive a one-time airfare grant of up to S$ 1500.
- The fellows will receive a one-time settlement grant of S$ 1000.
- The settling-in allowance will be provided for up to S$ 1,000.
Eligibility Criteria of Singapore International Graduate Award 2025:
- The applicants must be international students.
- The applicants must have completed a bachelor’s degree.
- The applicants must have excellent academic results.
- The applicant must be proficient in the English language.
- SINGA needs no specific certificate for English Language Proficiency as it can be assessed during the interview. However, an English Language Certificate can be a requirement of the individual university.
- Singaporean nationals or candidates who already have completed tertiary education in Singapore can not apply.
- The applicants who wish to apply for the master’s program are not eligible.
- Only the candidates who want to pursue their Ph.D. in science and engineering are eligible.
- PhD courses for social sciences, humanities, economics, etc are not eligible.
How to Apply for the Singapore International Graduate Award 2025:
- The candidates have to submit all the necessary documents online.
- The candidates must select the research projects by browsing the projects from “Go to Research Areas”.
- The referees have to send the reference letters directly to SINGA.
- The application process will start once SINGA will receive at least two reference letters.
- Soft copies of the required documents must be uploaded to the online application.
- Applicants applying through the SINGA portal are not required to apply on university portals separately.
- Try to submit your application at least two weeks before the deadline because once the application is submitted your referees relieve an email and they are 7 days to complete and send the reference letters.
- The candidates have to elaborate their research proposals in the application forms.
- The candidate can submit more than one or up to 3 research proposals.
- There is no need to contact the supervisor in order to apply for SINGA.
- The candidates can apply in any field of interest for PhD and there is no compulsion to follow the major in bachelor.
Required Documents for the Singapore International Graduate Award:
- A copy of a valid passport.
- A recent passport-size photo in JPG or PNG format.
- All academic transcripts are translated into the English language.
- 2 recommendation letters will be submitted by the referees online.
- English proficiency certificate (if required by the university).
Application Deadline:
- The application deadline for the SINGA research scholarship in Singapore is December 1, 2024.
.
.
.
For more scholarship alerts like this Singapore International Graduate Award 2025 | SINGA, join us on Telegram